Description: Five years ago, charismatic businessman Shai Agassi surprised his acquaintances and employer when he switched from hi-tech to the infrastructure business. He founded Project Better Place, later change...

KyleMJan 30, 2012The Volts battery is 381 lbs almost half of the 618 lbs of battery for the vehicle in this article. But given this EV vehicle does not have an onboard engine like the volt, the wieght of the two different powertrains probably a wash out. Also at the moment the conversion process to create large amounts of hydrogen is extremely inefficient and dirty

Justin PedotoJan 30, 2012I am with you Justin! Hydrogen is a much more Eco-friendly alternative

KyleMJan 30, 2012The Volt is a transitional vehicle until further infrastructure such as plug in power stations or more efficient batteries are developed which would lead to 100% battery and electric motor powertrains. This article subject is a move in the right direction. I apologize for spelling, after all im only a mechanical engineer.

KyleMJan 30, 2012The volts hybrid electric generation system is no different then that of desiel locomotives, which use desiel engines opperating at the perfect rpm to create electricity for the electric motors to move the train. Very efficient. The Volt just goes one step further with the added battery for pure electric drive.

KyleMJan 30, 2012The Volt battery fire issue was overhyped. The crash testers didnt full discharge the battery after the test and there wasnt a fire until days later. It is no different, in principle, then emptying the gas tank after a major accident. Given enough time or chance, a leaky gas tank and an electrical source for a traditional vehicle has the same potential for fire.

Chris DimattiaJan 30, 2012They were the #1 car maker at the time. GM just took the top spot. Our govt owned car company took out Toyota on purpose. Have to call onstar for them to come out and drain the Volt battery after wreck.

Chris DimattiaJan 30, 2012Not to mention the 400lb Volt battery that catches fire after an impact. Oh they already closed the investigation on Volt fires. Toyota was sued and had to pay fines for a non-defect proven by NASA.

Chris DimattiaJan 30, 2012Hmm...private investor is more successful at making EVs and an infrastructure. Compare that to Obama's disaster and billions of wasted tax dollars.

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Description: Enter Renault, who invested heavily in the promotion of electric mobility, took up the challenge and in its Turkish plant, converted the four-door sedan Fluence into an EV called Fluence Z.E. which is...

Description: For the last few months, the cars have gone through grueling testing on Israeli roads and after a few delays, which are expected for such a pioneering project, the first 70 cars were delivered this pa...

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Dale SchroederFeb 01, 2012Hybrids and EVs aren't a suitable replacement, but if they're developed and supported properly then they can be a perfectly fine supplement to reduce the strain on oil supplies.